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San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1887-04-07

BILLIARDS IN EGYPT.
is and what makes it nobody can tell
but we all know that it exists. You can
teach a man to handle a cue properly. to
make the strokes by movement of the
wrist and not by swinging the whole
arm, for the manipulation of cue is
similar to that of violin bow; but you
can't teach him the delicate accuracy of
touch that distinguishes the great billiard
player from the good player. In match
games nerve is very important thing to
have. Some men are little shaky at
the beginning of n game, and until they
get warmed up and absorbed. An in
feriOr player, whose nerve is good at the
start, can beat them by getting lead
early in the game too great TO he over
come when the better player pulls him
self together. Some brilliant exhibition
players go to pieces in match and are
beaten by their own nervousness to a
certain extent. This can be overcome
by training and getting accustomed to
the excitement of a match. but the man
who never loses control of his nerves
Sud always keeps cool has the advantage.
In billiards as in almost everything else,
superiority cannot be maintained with
out temperate habits and obedience to
right rules of living. When training for
a match player should give as much
attention to his physical condition as
would be given to a race horses, and try
to develop steadincss of nerve. Some
players are thrown of by an unusual
noise. no matter how slight, and any
thing that distraCts the mind from the
game hurts their play. We have players
here who get nervous if anybody in the
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1887-04-07

The game underwent many changes in
its migrations from Egypt to England,
and in the beginning of the eighteenth
century it was played on square table
having three pockets. all on one side. In
the middle of the table was a small arch
of iron, and at little distance from the
arch was an upright cone called the king
The mace was used more than the cue
for driving the balls. There were no
cushions in those days. Billiards came
to America with the earliest settlers, and
during the days of the Revolution it
was very popular During the first half
of this century the game was played on
a table six feet by twelve. having six
pockets, and four balls generally were
used. The leather tip for the cue was
invented in 1923 by French player.
The invention of a perfect elastic cush-
ion in 1854 by Michael Phelan completed
the conditions necessary for scientific
play and made mathematical accuracy
possible. - hicdgO Tri6uHc.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1887-04-07


cognize its merits, because it was diff
cult to make points on Il big table with
only three balls The first step toward
popularizing the game here was made in
1860, when the size of the table was re-
duced to 81 by II feet. Two Broadway
concerns were the first to put in small
tables. 1t was predicted that nobody
would play on them. but the advantages
soon became apparent, and everybody
was brought about. In 1870 the size of
the table was again reduced, and in 1878
the Delaney tournament was played on
u fivc-by-t ten table Then the experts
began to get the open three-ball game
down fine, and make great runs. The
rail was soon discovered, and that set
tied the open game. In match between
frstclass players at the open game il is
simply a question of who gets the first
shot, and after that it is a matter of
physical endurance. A playcT nurses the
balls along steadily until the mOnOtOn-
Gus movement of his hand and wrist
tires him. and then he sits down to rest,
takes a glass of water, and goes at it
again. 1t is an accident if the other fell
low gets shot. For example, | have
frequently wagered that | could nurse
the balls along the rail four times around
the table without driving ball across
the table, and won the wager. If drove
a ball across and made it come back to
position, even that would lose the bet.
1t was to do away with nursing that the
cushion carrOm game was devised. The
public got tired of seeing players work
around the table in that style. In
match people like to see brilliant play
and around the table shots. When
player sends ball around the table two
or three times and counts, the spectators
applaud, but they won't applaud the tid
dle-bowing along the rail.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1887-04-07

has some natural huucS may beat to-
morrow night the Oldest p.nycr who dis.
counted lIm last might have uctuily
known players 10 improve u.s. rap!d.y as
that after once getting thc right IDA %
a game. That Is one uf the reasons why
the game Of billiards holds lis own. no
matter what new notions temporarily
gain popularity Il Is the best Of all
games uf skill and il Is played more To.
day than ever before. aud will be played
more ten years hence than ever
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1887-08-19

Two weeks ago the HERALD, in re-
ferring to the anti declaration that
the pro Democratic voters would be
forgiven if they would repent with
promise to do so no more but the pro
leaders must walk the plank, said it
believed firmly that the pro Demo-
cratic masses would accept peace with
the ants on no such terms. We will
stand by Maxey, Culberson, Lanham,
Bonner and others, and give up the
fight never. The Tyler Tribune says
the same thing in few words, as
follows:
The probabilities are that things
will be decidedly warm at the next
meeting of the Democratic State Con-
vention, unless the ants reconsider
their determination to kill of the pro
leaders.
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1887-08-19

The Fort Worth Mail says ait is a
hard thing to get jury to convict a
saloon keeper for selling whisky on
Sunday" and then in another para.
graph suggests that "juries that are
to try saloon cases should be closely
scanned. The saloon has not lost its
sinflooence. The trouble is not in
the law, or lack of intent of the vic.
lator, or the want of evidence of guilt,
SO much as it is the fault of officers
summonsing jurors getting only those
men who are willing to serve-often
professionals who have an axe to
grind for themselves or their masters.
Business men-professional, or work
ing men-honest men are employed
at something, and men who make
good citizens and would enforce the
laws are not to be found hanging
around waiting for jury job. No
man should be excused from jury SER
vice, by bailiff or court, because he
may be busy-they are the very men
wanted.
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1887-08-19

THE Temple Daily Times comment
ing ON the News-Briggs controversy,
uses the words News 'presump-
tion,' III proving that he, (Mr. Briggs
'prevaricatcd, "-When and where,
the HERALD respectfully asks the
Times, hid the News prove that Mr..
Briggs 'prevaricatedT In what
court? or by what official was the
testimony taken and sworn to? The
News did first intimate and then
assert that the Rev. Mr.. Briggs was
guilty of the charge named. And
Mr.. Briggs positively denied it and
claimed the News was misrepresent-
ing the facts. Now, it is merely a
question Of veracity between the
News and Mr.. Briggs; and who
would believe the News in prefer
ence to a man who is we'll
known, for his virtues and truth
fulness? There are some few
who will. 1t is their choice and priyi-
lege to do so; though the HERALD is
pleased to believe from the following
EXCERPT from the Times article that
that paper does not if one would
believe so from the first portion ofthe
article from where the above quota
ton was made. The Times says:
We can see only harm TO come TO
the News for its proprietor, and we
must express surprise that such pa
per as the News would lend its influ-
ence and columns to establishing proof
that Mr.. Briggs, or Mr.. any body else
would, told a political falsehood after
the question that had been involved
has been dead one, and Is past and
gone. Many people in Texas know
and respect the Rev. G. w. Briggs as a
most truthful and honorable gentle
man, and will still honor and respect
him, Notwithstanding the News and
its attempt to the contrary, which Of
course is to the detriment of the
News.
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1887-08-19

TIE BRENNAN Banner, an out-and'
out anti, is just as positively opposed
to the bosh idea of some anti papers
of "reading out' pro Democrats.
The Banner says;
The Banner knows Of some Demo-
Gratis who have figured very promi-
nently heretofore in our Democratic
counsels that supported the prohibit
ton measure in the late canvass, and
whose allegiance to the cause of De-
mocracy cannot be questioned. Texas
is great State, politically as well as
otherwise. Her great Democratic
maiorities are the pride and boast of
her citizenship, and should be care.
fully fostered by every true Demo-
crat, as it gives the State a proud
prominence in the Union of States.
Texas il to-day one of the component
parts of the solid South; let her re-
main SO.
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1887-08-19

The Waco Examiner wants to sell
out to some man who has money to
run a paper to please everybody
Paris News.
The HERALD man will be down on
the next train. The HERALD pleases
all-thosc who like it and approve its
course, and another class who would
be displeased if they didn't have a
paper TO cuss.
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1887-08-19

The Paris News says its town gone
clean daft" over the new milk shake.
A man there the other day was asked
to take something, and while talking
didn't observe the mixture OF ice
shavings, syrup and nutmeg and af-
ter quafing the delightful drink OK
pressed his admiration and astonish-
ment by exclaiming "My God what
GOVT"
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1887-08-19

The HERALD has some fine por-
traits of Anheuser-Busche and some
cartoons on the liquor traffic, which
will be sold at a bargain for cash.
Prohibitionists in Tennessee or
Dakato might use them. They made
lots of fun, and done some good, but
not quite enough.
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1887-08-19

The Waco Examiner declares its
satisfaction with the anti majority.
The HERALD is glad the Examiner is
satisfied. We have have been satisfied
with it since II o'clock Oh the night
of the 4th.
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1887-08-19
Friday, August 10, 1887.

The Waco Examiner with q firm
grip on red-cye, now fluently discuss
cs artesian wells.
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1887-08-19

The Texarkana Times says 1T can
forgive the pros much easier than the
fence riders. The pros may now feel
easier.
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1887-08-19
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The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1887-08-19

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Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1887-06-25
EASTERN AND FOREIGN NEWS.

The seoe -makers' lock out at Worcester,
has ended.
| Natural gas has been struck at a place
| eighteen miles north Of Denver.
Preparations are in progress for lighting
the Hoosac Tunnel by electricity.
The Spanish Senate has voted $50 600 for
the erection of statue to King Alfonso.
Troy, the suspected dynamiter, has been
discharged by the Queenstown authorities.
The New York Stock Exchange members
show strong objections to the alf-Saturday
holiday move
Turkey desires to occupy Egypt with her
troops when the English soldiers retire at the
end of three years.
One of the Mcnamara girls of Bodyke
has been held for trial on an unfounded
charge of vitriol throwing.
Sussex, England, Sunday and one of them
died in the ring from her injuries.
Carnegie, Phlpps & Co. granted the terms
of the coke strikers because a continuance
of the strike would have entailed an expense
OF nearly s3,ooo,ooo
The Berlin paper says that the violnist
Teresina Tica will 2zo concerts in America,
beginning in October, and receiving sI2o, 900
marks, beside travelling and hotel expenses.
Under the amended constitution of the
Amalgamated Association of Pittsburg after
April, 1880, no member of the association
can be identified with the Knights Of Labor.
The Supreme Court of Georgia has decid-
ed valid will giving Amanda Eubanks col
ored, half million dollars. The will was
contested by white relatives of the testator.
The eviction of strikers from houses be-
longing to the Pennsylvania Works COM
menced at Nanona. Penn, Monday, two
families being elected. The strikers are
quiet.
Colorow, sub-chief of the Utes, and
noted renegade, who has been depredating
in the Uncompahgre district with follow
ing of from sixty to one hundred Utes, has
been captured by the troops.
At Newark, Ohio, John Taylor was re.
Gently attacked with hydrophobia, caused
by snake bite. He acts like the snake
which bit him, blowing and Kissing, darling
forth his tongue and writhing and crawling
about.
Three men have been arrested in Lavaca
county, Texas, on the line of the Southern
Pacific, on suspicion of being a portion Of
the gang that robbed the train near Flatonia
recently. They have been taken TO Flatonia
for identification.
The effcrts of the small police force in the
old town of Amesbury to enforce the Liquor
law have caused intense excitement, border
ing on riot. Liquor has been brought in
from the neighboring city of Newburyport
and the efforts of the police have mainly
been directed toward suspected express
trains.
The San Antonio Relief Committee, in
their final report, say they distributed over
100 tons of provisions to about 5000 people
in the drought stricken counties of Bexar,
Atocosa, Karnes, Kinney, Medina, Guada-
lupe, Wilson ahd Bandera. There is no
further need of aid, and the committee has
been discharged.
Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1887-06-25
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THE PRESIDENTS

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The Arizona champion., 1887-07-02

is said by parties who are familiar with the the country, that, gold in large quantities IS found along the river. The drawback is the insutf ciency of water, bat as the rainy sea. son is near at hand, It is thought much gold will be taken from the country this season. .-Epitaph.
 Sergeant Kid, the Indian scout, who was one of the attacking party who fired upon Captain r, E. Pierce and chiet of scouts, Sciber, is repre-. sented by newsmongers. as having been educated at Hampton College. Virginia, which is roarback of stu pendous dimensions. He was never at college, and is even unfamiliar with even the initial letter of the al, phabet. t.-SihOer Bell.
 Itls now believed at San Carlos, that more Indians are of the reserva ton than those kncwp to have skip. ped on the rst instant. 1t IS the part of prudence for persons living in exposed localities to be wary ot danger. General Miles IS still al San Carlos and is intelllgcntly in. formed of the condition of affairs there. Should anything ot serious nature occur, it is promised that the Bell will be immediately informed and we vii! try to keep people in ex' posed localities pcsted.-Silver Belt.
The Arizona champion., 1887-07-02

THE breaking out of the Flagstaff jail by two men, who were locked up on serious charge, again empha- sizes the fact that our jail accommo- dation is ridiculously insecure and to- tally inadequate in size for the re- quirements of the town. If a prison CT is arrested for any serious crime the only way to prevent the possibility of his escape is by placing a guard on the outside of the jail to remain there day and night. This matter has been lad before the board of supervisors on more than one occasion, but they refuse to take any action. The coun- ty authorities at Prescott seem to be in total ignorance of the fact that there is town on the Atlantic and Pacific railroad named Flagstaff, with population ot nearly 900 people, that it is rapidly increasing in wealth and population and that under such circumstances crime IS necessarily in creasing and that proper facilities for its suppression and punishment are absolutely necessary.
The Arizona champion., 1887-07-02
REMOVAL OR EXPERIMENTATION.

The people of Arizona have shown % much forbearance towards the h. dians on the San Carlos reservation that that fact alone should claim for their grievances the serious consider ation of the government. Since the reservation was established there has not been a single Indian killed or even molested, while on their own do- main, by American settlers, nor has their property been purlolned or interfered with. They have been protected, fed and clothed on large area of land that is one of the garden spots of the southwestern country. How have they repaid this kind and careful treatment by the federal authorities1 By sallying forth from the reservation segregated entirely for their use, whenever they felt like it, to commit murder and rapine, to shoot down defenceless women and children and then when their lust for blood was satiated, return to their sanctuary and seek its protection from the just ven geance of the friends of those they have slaughtered and robbed. This has not happened once, but time af, ter time and now it has occurred again without the slightest provoca- ton from white settlers. It began with row among themselves and wher the authorities in charge of the reservation attempted to repress it a band of them sallied forth murder ing white settlers wherever they came upon them. This is plain state ment of facts which cannot be truth fully contradicted.
The Arizona champion., 1887-07-02
TERRITORIAL.

Smallpox is reported to have left Nogales.
 Wilcox will celebrate on the Fourth,
 They are enforcing the hog law at Kingman.
 The mercury is up to I2o degrees at the Needles.
 Dad Smith, an old miner, died in Kingman last week.
 The farmers of the Gila valley are thrashing their grain.
 Governor Zulick will be the orator at Phenix on Monday.
 Arizona will receive $2, 764 as her share of the militia appropriation for the year commencing July I. 1887.
 Nathan Earth has purchased the entire stock of wagons belonging to Adamson x Burlage, of Holbrook, and shipped them to Winslow.
 Charley Richardson, the conduc- tor IS quite sick al wins low. Dr. Brannen is attending him,
 The Silver King up to the present date has paid in dividends close upon S2, 900, ,ooo.
 Globe demands military protection claiming that 1t IS constantly in dan. ger of Apache raids.
 The regents of the territorial uni. versity are boring an artesian well in their grounds at Tucson,
 The Silver King mining company paid It's sixty eighth dividend of a5 cents share on June I5th.
 The Gila stock growers ask 'the government to protect them from the predatory incursions of the larcenous Apaches.
 Phoenix makes vaccination com pulsory, by recently enacted ordi. nance, with $500 or six months i'm, prlsonment as penalty. Dr. E. B. Perrin, who is principal owner in the Perrin cattle company Tn this territory was married last week in San Francisco, to Miss McMullen a wei! known belle of that city. Considerable excitement exists throughout Sonora on account Of 3 ilch placer discovery and it